Tom Papley

Tom Papley (born 13 July 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with pick 14 in the 2016 rookie draft by the Sydney Swans [1]

Tom Papley
Papley playing for Sydney in 2019.
Personal information
Full name Tom Papley
Date of birth (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996
Place of birth Melbourne
Original team(s) Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft 14th selection 2016 Rookie Draft
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 11
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– Sydney 84 (124)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2020 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Papley made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 2016 AFL season against Collingwood Football Club, kicking three goals. He earned the Rising Star nomination for Round 5 following an impressive display against the West Coast Eagles in which he kicked two goals, earned 20 possessions, had six inside-50s and took eight marks in a match played in wet weather. Arguably his best season was in 2019, impressing many after the absence of Lance Franklin when he tied in 14th for goalkickers, with 37 goals. He kicked 5 goals against North Melbourne Kangaroos and 4 against West Coast Eagles, proving to be two of his best performances. [2] But throughout the year, Papley had a desire to return home back to Victoria despite being contracted to the Swans until 2023 and was heavily linked to both Carlton and North Melbourne. During the trade period, he requested a trade to Carlton, but Papley wasn’t given his wish as the trade didn’t go through. Papley was selected to play for Victoria in the State Of Origin Bushfire Relief game, where he kicked 5 goals.

Family

His grandfathers, Jeff Bray and Max Papley, were teammates with the South Melbourne Swans from 1964 to 1966, before the team's move to Sydney. Tom Papley wore number 41 for his first two seasons, but following the retirement of Jeremy Laidler after the 2017 season Papley was able to take on number 11, the number Max Papley wore for 45 of his 59 matches with the South Melbourne Swans.[3]

Two of Papley's cousins, Ben Ross and Michael Ross, have also recently played in the AFL.[4]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of Round 2, 2020 season[5]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016 Sydney 4120291514110224357721.50.87.15.112.22.93.6
2017 Sydney4120301919311931267861.50.99.76.015.63.44.3
2018 Sydney1120242316910427365581.21.18.45.213.73.22.9
2019 Sydney1122372824199340106621.71.310.94.515.44.82.8
2020 Sydney11243179261042.01.58.54.513.05.02.0
Career 84 124 88 761 433 1194 305 282 1.5 1.0 9.1 5.2 14.2 3.6 3.4

References
  1. "Rookie Players List". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. Schmook, Nathan (25 April 2016). "Small Swan continues trend with Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. "Swan's nod to grandad with number change". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. Anderson, Jon (5 April 2016). "Tom Papley ties to Sydney run deep with both grandfathers South Melbourne guns". Herald Sun.
  5. "Tom Papley". FootyWire.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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